Here on Krystal Kyle & Friends, we’re devoting this week’s episode to a deep dive on the massive UAW strike on the Big Three automakers. Around 25,000 UAW members and their allies are walking picket lines; they have the support of a majority of Americans, and Biden himself joined the picket line in Detroit, a major first for a president. While manufacturers hit by the strike, like Stellantis, are hand-wringing about the strike — Stellantis issued a statement decrying UAW president Shawn Fain’s “inflammatory” rhetoric surrounding the strike as a site of class warfare — working people across the country are likely to take the side of the workers whose labor lines the pockets of Big Three CEOs.
What’s so historic about this strike, and what’s on the line for the tens of thousands of workers participating? We’ll address these questions in Episode 144 of Krystal Kyle & Friends. Paying subscribers can tune in Friday for our video conversation; the episode will be free to everyone else Saturday via Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Pandora, and more. See you soon!
This is something every outlet considering itself alternative media should talk about on a daily basis. This is the activity that has a real chance to constitute the most consequential political action at the end of the day. Regarding this specific strike there seem to be some "creative differences" between Shawn Fain and Workers Strike Back's approaches. Which is worth to be delved into. But who's going to discuss? Are you inviting Kshama Sawant? Are you inviting rank-and-file union members? Are you going to do on the ground reporting that you can totally afford in view of tons of money given to your show by its supporters? Or is it going to be another "kabuki theatre" performance where two well-off online clowns who never were near a picket line share their precious opinions?
Love the show, but I do wish y'all would make the full video podcast available before the clips on YouTube.